affront
verb/əˈfrʌnt/
/əˈfrʌnt/
[usually passive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they affront | /əˈfrʌnt/ /əˈfrʌnt/ |
| he / she / it affronts | /əˈfrʌnts/ /əˈfrʌnts/ |
| past simple affronted | /əˈfrʌntɪd/ /əˈfrʌntɪd/ |
| past participle affronted | /əˈfrʌntɪd/ /əˈfrʌntɪd/ |
| -ing form affronting | /əˈfrʌntɪŋ/ /əˈfrʌntɪŋ/ |
- to say or do something that offends somebody synonym insult
- be/feel affronted He hoped they would not feel affronted if they were not invited.
- an affronted expression
Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): from Old French afronter ‘to slap in the face, insult’, based on Latin ad frontem ‘to the face’.
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